Thomas Prempeh Mercer, Chief Inspector The trial investigator in the ongoing case against the former COCOBOD boss and two others has revealed in court that there is “evidence” that the controversial GH¢25,000 deposited into Dr Stephen Opuni ’s account by Seidu Agongo was Dr Opuni’s own money. Chief Inspector Thomas Prempeh Mercer made the above […]
Ecobank Nigeria has launched the Super Rewards Scheme, which gives 200 of its customers an opportunity to earn cash monthly, with four of them becoming millionaires at the end of the four-month campaign. Head, Consumer Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Korede Demola-Adeniyi, who announced the campaign in Lagos , said the scheme was designed by Ecobank to […]
Nigeria Interbank Settlement System plc (NIBSS), in partnership with all Financial Service Providers, has launched a new Nigeria Quick Response (NQR) Payment Solution to make payment more convenient for all merchants, businesses and customers in the country. The launch was hosted by Frank Edoho and attended by Managing Directors of deposit mobile banks like Ecobank, […]
Ecobank Ghana Ecobank Ghana, in partnership with the Women’s Empowerment and Investment Group (WEIG), Annan Capital Partners and GUBA, with support from Ozé, last Friday disbursed GHS150,000 as a COVID-19 Stimulus package to 10 beneficiaries as part of an initiative to support women-led businesses in Ghana. This partnership forms part of the bank’s commitment to […]
The Management and staff of Ecobank Liberia Limited have held their second annual thanksgiving service, appreciating God for successful business operations for 2020. The event, which is the second in succession, is an occasion for offering thanksgiving to God for His guidance and protection of the bank over the past year, and to seek His […]
Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Plc, has floated the first non-sovereign bond in Africa in the year with the launch of its $300 million bond. The fixed-rate, dollar-denominated bond, with a tenor of five years, carries a coupon rate of 7.125 per cent and will be listed on the London Stock […]
Dar es Salaam. In Tanzania today, only two women stand tall in the male-dominated banking industry. Until last year, four commercial banks were under women chief executive officers (CEO) but the number has since gone down to only two. NMB Bank Plc’s Ruth Zaipuna and NCBA Bank’s Margaret Karume are the only women who have […]
Source: MFS Africa Leading pan-African fintech MFS Africa has made a raft of senior hires in its London office to drive new offerings targeted at banks, other financial institutions and global development organizations (GDOs); the team is also tasked with leading and enhancing the company’s Treasury function, and strengthening the company’s best-in-class governance, risk management […]
The report of two Ghanaian companies which have secured licences to export their products to any member country of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and plans to increase revenue from the tourism sector to $6 billion within the next three years are some of the leading stories in the Ghanaian press on Friday.The […]
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), a subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana, and partner institutions have conducted public education exercises to create awareness and to drive patronage of Ghana’s Universal Quick Response code for payment. Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia launched the GhQR last year to add up to Ghana’s existing electronic payment channels […]
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